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To use tinned eazy onions

45 replies

Fucksandflowers · 23/06/2019 19:44

With carrots and celery to make bourguinon?

Or would that just be utterly vile?

Can't really be bothered chopping fresh onion...

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Celebelly · 23/06/2019 19:45

I always have frozen diced onion in but never knew you could get it tinned!

hipslikecinderella · 23/06/2019 19:46

I didn't know tinned were a thing.
Depends what state they are in tbh.

Dahlietta · 23/06/2019 19:46

I've never come across tinned eazy onions, but the 'z' makes me nervous.

SillyBub · 23/06/2019 19:46

But yet you can be bothered to chop carrots and celery? Confused. Chopping an onion takes a minute or two? Confused

dudsville · 23/06/2019 19:47

Urgh.....

MammaMia19 · 23/06/2019 19:49

I didn’t know you could get tinned ones.
I only buy frozen pre chopped ones. Makes life so much easier!

Nectarines · 23/06/2019 19:49

Frozen chopped onions are a game changer

But like pp. the z unnerves me!! Are they (shudder) in brine?

Fucksandflowers · 23/06/2019 19:51

But yet you can be bothered to chop carrots and celery?

No, if they were available ready chopped I'd buy them too!

I haven't made it yet, I'm doing my shopping list for the week and fancying bourguinon.

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MuttsNutts · 23/06/2019 19:52

You could have chopped an onion in the time it took to start this thread and keep popping back to respond.

TheHandsOfNeilBuchanan · 23/06/2019 19:52

Stop being lazy and chop a bloody onion, it takes a minute.

Dahlietta · 23/06/2019 19:52

I just googled them. They're already fried. Barf.

Celebelly · 23/06/2019 19:53

Get frozen diced onions - I haven't chopped an onion in ages! I have frozen garlic too. Splendid.

MirriVan · 23/06/2019 19:54

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Fucksandflowers · 23/06/2019 19:54
Shock Morrisons online says they do ready chopped frozen onion, carrot and celery all packed together ready for me to sauté!

I am definitely buying a few bags of that tomorrow!

No need for tinned onions

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ComtesseDeSpair · 23/06/2019 19:54

Eazy Onions are actually quite nice. They give a really nice depth of flavour as they’ve been pre-fried. And basically just onions, oil and salt so not terrible. I use them for soups a lot.

Celebelly · 23/06/2019 19:56

I sometimes get the fresh diced veg combo packs for making soups. Will have to see if they do frozen ones at Tesco so I can have some in stock too!

codemonkey · 23/06/2019 20:09

Chopping onionz makes me feel alive.

FortunaMajor · 23/06/2019 20:09

Sainsburys sell a bag of diced onion, carrot & celery mix for about a quid in the fresh section.

codemonkey · 23/06/2019 20:10

I think it's weird to neglect the onion in favour of the carrot. When I make my sofrito it's definitely the carrot I resent.

ohhelpohnoitsa · 23/06/2019 20:13

OP, order sofritto from Ocado. It's exactly what you need in your freezer.

my2bundles · 23/06/2019 20:14

By the time you have opened the tin you could have chopped an onion, plus fresh is cheaper.

BringOnTheScience · 23/06/2019 20:15

For those complaining about how much quicker it is to just chop a fresh onion... just have a thought for folks with physical difficulties for whom pre-prepped ingredients are a marvellous thing.

DC1 is dyspraxic. Having a bag of chopped onion in the freezer means they can quickly & safely cook. There's also zero waste.

codemonkey · 23/06/2019 20:15

Not sure which way to vote... YABU for singling out the poor onion. YANBU for wanting a time saving help with sofrito. Carrots are slags.

Ivegotthree · 23/06/2019 20:16

Yabu. Sounds disgusting.

BumandChips · 23/06/2019 20:19

I hate chopping onions. Frozen chopped onions make my life better.

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